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Orthodox Tewahedo
Orthodox Tewahedo
is the common and historical name of two
Oriental Orthodox
Christian
Churches, which are dominant in
Eritrea
and
Ethiopia
. Until 1959, the Orthodox Tewahedo were administratively part of the
Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria
. That year, the
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
was granted
autocephaly
and its own
Patriarch
by
Coptic Orthodox Pope
Cyril VI
.
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